Note from UBHS staff: This is the
original history written by William S Sadler M.D. (1875-1969)
circa 1960. It was the only history recorded by a Contact Commissioner.
Several versions of this original history were edited in the 1960s in
an attempt to publish a history acceptable to the Urantia Brotherhood
Executive Committee.

A History of the Urantia MovementBy Dr William S Sadler (1875-1969)

Several members of this group who participated in the preliminary
"contacts" which led up to the appearance of the Urantia Papers, had
had considerable experience in the investigation of psychic phenomena.
This group early arrived at the conclusion that the phenomena connected
with the personality, who was later associated with the Urantia Papers,
was in no way similar to any other well-known type of psychic
performance - such as hypnosis, automatic writing, clairvoyance,
trances, spirit mediumship, telepathy, or double personality.

It should be made clear that the antecedents of the Urantia Papers were
in no way associated with so-called spiritualism--with its seances
and supposed communication with spirits of departed human beings.

Contact activities preceding the Urantia Papers

It would seem that, during these early years, our unseen friends were
engaged in a thoroughgoing testing of the contact personality,
rehearsing the technique of communication, selecting the Contact
Commissioners -- in fact, in a general way--setting the stage for the
subsequent initiation of the presentation of the "Urantia Papers."

During these early years we were introduced to many new and, to us,
somewhat strange concepts of the universe of universes and as concerned
man and his life on earth.

Among these numerous new ideas of cosmology and philosophy, the
following may be mentioned:
1. New concept of a far-flung cosmos
2. Millions of other inhabited planets
3. Introduction to scores of different and varied echelons of celestial
personalities.
4. Confirmation of evolutionary origin of humankind -- even of an
evolutionary cosmos.
5. Intimation of multiple Creator Deities.
6. Tentative testing of our theologic concepts. Patient determination of
how far we might possibly go in the direction of modifying our
theologic beliefs and philosophical opinions.
7. Without realizing it, over a period of twenty years, our fundamental
religious views and attitudes had been considerably changed.
8. We had been familiarized with such terms as "The First Source and
Center", "Havona", "superuniverses", and the "Supreme Being" --but we
had but meager ideas as to the real meaning of these names.
9. We also heard such words as "Master Spirits", "outer space", and
"Power Directors". But, again, we understood little as to their
meaning. We also learned about numerous orders of angels.
10. We heard about "Thought Adjusters", but our concept of the meaning
of the term was vague and indefinite. 11. We had acquired a fuzzy
concept of the morontia level of existence- but we never heard the word
"morontia" used until the Papers
started.
12. The midwayers were very real to us--we frequently talked with them
during our varied "contacts." We quite fully understood that the
secondary midwayers supervised the contacts.
13. We heard some things about the Lucifer rebellion, but got little
information about Adam and Eve.
14. We gained the impression that there were special reasons for Jesus'
bestowal on Urantia, but we had little or no idea as to the nature of
these unrevealed reasons.
15. We listened to occasional references to Jesus' life and
teachings--but they were very cautious about the introduction of any
new concepts
regarding Michael's Urantia bestowal. Of all the Urantia Revelation the
Jesus Papers were the biggest surprise.
16. While we did not hear the term "Corps of The Finality", we did pick
up a hazy idea that Paradise might be the destination of surviving
mortals.

We never realized how much our religious thinking had been expanded
until the Papers began to arrive. As the Revelation progressed we came
more fully to appreciate how we had been prepared for the vast
alteration of our religious beliefs by these preliminary contacts
extending over a period of twenty years of pre-education.

Our apprenticeship training for subsequent service in association with
the presentation of the Urantia Papers was facilitated by the fact
that, except for contacts with the midwayers, no two contacts were
alike. Seldom did we meet the visiting personalities more than once.
Every contact was entirely different from any and all that had gone
before. And all of this experience was an extensive and liberal
preparatory educational training in the expansion of our cosmology,
theology and philosophy -- not to mention our introduction to new ideas
and concepts concerning a vast array of more mundane objects.

The limited discussion of Jesus' life and teachings during these
pre-revelatory contacts might be explained by the fact that the
midwayers were a bit dubious as to how much authority they had in such
matters -- as shown later on when a whole year was consumed in the
clarification of their right to retell the story of the Michael
bestowal.

Those of us who early attended upon these nocturnal vigils never
suspected that we were in contact with anything supernatural.

During these early years, all of our observations and investigations
utterly failed to reveal the technique of reducing messages to writing.

How the Urantia Papers started

After about twenty years of contact experience, an alleged student
visitor, speaking through this sleeping subject during one of these
nocturnal vigils, in answer to one of our questions, said: "If you only
knew what you are in contact with you would not ask such trivial
questions. You would rather ask such questions as might elicit answers
of supreme value to the human race."

This was something of a shock, as well as a mild rebuke, and caused all
of us to look upon this unique experience in a new and different way.
Later on that night, one of our number said: "Now they have asked for
it--let us give them questions that no human being can answer."

Now it is best to let matters rest here while we shift this narrative
to a new and different setting.*

How the Forum started

Dr. William S. Sadler, a member of this early group of observers and
investigators, tells the following story regarding the origin of that
group of interested individuals which later on became known as the
"Forum." He says: "On my way to the University of Kansas to deliver
some lectures on Gestalt psychology, I wrote a letter to my son saying
that I thought doctors should try to maintain some contact with their
old patients. I suggested that he talk with his mother about the
feasibility of inviting some of our old friends to meet with us on
Sunday afternoons for an hour or two of informal discussion and social
exchange.

When I returned to Chicago one Sunday morning I found that my wife had
invited a group of our old patients to meet at our house that afternoon
at three o'clock. It was the plan to conduct these Sunday afternoon
gatherings somewhat as follows: First have a talk on some health
topic--such as the treatment of common colds, the cause and cure of
worry,
and then, after a cup of tea, engage in informal discussions--asking
and answering questions.

As time passed, this group became a cosmopolitan gathering consisting
of professional men and women--doctors, lawyers, dentists, ministers,
teachers--together with individuals from all walks of life. Farmers,
housewives, secretaries, office workers, and common laborers."

Introduction of the Forum to the "Contacts"

Presently, I was asked to give a series of talks on "Mental Hygiene,"
or "Psychic Phenomena." At the beginning of my first talk, I said:
"With only or two exceptions, all of the psychic phenomena which I have
investigated have turned out to be either conscious or unconscious
frauds. Some were deliberate frauds--others were those peculiar cases
in which the performer was a victim of the deceptions of his own
subconscious mind."

I had no more than said this when one of the group spoke up, saying,
"Doctor, if you have contacted something which you have been unable to
solve--it would be interesting--tell us more about it."

I asked Dr. Lena to get some notes she had taken at a recent "contact"
and read them to the group. It should be understood that up to this
time there was no secrecy connected with this case. The Urantia Papers
had not begun to appear.

It was at about this time that this group meeting at our house on
Sunday afternoons began to be called the "Forum."

The group manifested such a great interest in this case that I never
did get around to giving any of the health talks such as had been
planned.

It was while these informal discussions were going on from week to week
that the challenge came to us suggesting that if we would ask more
serious questions we might get information of value to all mankind.

The Forum begins to ask questions

We told the Forum all about this and invited them to join us in the
preparation of question. We decided to start out with questions
pertaining to the origin of the cosmos, Deity, creation, and such other
subjects as were far beyond the present-day knowledge of all humankind.

The following Sunday several hundred questions were brought in. We
sorted out these questions, discarding duplicates, and in a general
way, classifying them. Shortly thereafter, the first Urantia Paper
appeared in answer to these questions. From first to last, when the
Papers appeared, the questions disappeared.

This was the procedure followed throughout the many years of the
reception of the Urantia Papers. No questions--no Papers.

The Forum becomes a closed group

About this time, the Forum, as it were, was taken away from us. We were
instructed to form a "closed group"--requiring each member to sign a
pledge of secrecy and to discuss the Papers and all matters pertaining
thereto with only those persons who were members of the Forum.

Membership tickets were issued and the Charter membership numbered
Thirty. The date of this organization was September, 1925. Seventeen of
these Charter Members are still living.

The individuals charged with the responsibility of gathering up the
questions and comparing the typewritten text with the original
handwritten manuscript, came to be know as the "Contact Commissioners."
From that date forward only these Contact Commissioners attended
"contacts" and received written communications through the contact
personality.

From time to time new members were received into the Forum, after being
interviewed by the officers and after signing the same pledge that was
signed by the original Charter Members. This pledge read: "We
acknowledge our pledge of secrecy, renewing our promise not to discuss
the Urantia Revelations or their subject matter with any one save
active Forum members, and to take no notes of such matter as is read or
discussed at the public sessions, or make copies or notes of what we
personally read."

The last meeting of the Forum as a genetic assembly was held on May
31st, 1942. During the 17 years of official existence the Forum
attained a total membership of 486.

During the period of the reception of the Urantia Papers, upward of 300
different persons participated in asking these genetic questions. With
but few exceptions, all of the Urantia Papers were given in response to
such questions.

How we got the Urantia Papers

Just about all that is known or could be told about the origin of the
Urantia Papers is to be found, here and there, in The Urantia Book. A
list of such references is to be found on the back of the dust jacket
of the Book.

Let us take a brief look at these citations.

1. Page 1, par. 2. This passage refers to the difficulty of presenting
expanded spiritual concepts when restricted to circumscribed human
language, such as English.

2. Page 1, par. 4. An Orvonton Commission participated in the revelation
and prepared this Foreword.

3. Page 17, par. 1. In presenting this revelation of augmented spiritual
values and universe meanings, more than one thousand human concepts
were drawn from the minds of human beings of the present and the past.

4. Page 16, par.8 & Page 1343, par. 1. In all revelation of
truth, preference is given to the highest existing human concepts of
ideality and reality. Only in the absence of the human concept is
superhuman knowledge revealed.

5. Page 1109, par. 4. Revelators are seldom at liberty to anticipate
scientific discoveries. Truth is timeless, but the teachings respecting
the physical sciences and certain phases of cosmology will become
partially obsolescent as a result of the new discoveries of advancing
scientific investigations. The cosmology of the Urantia Revelation is
not inspired. Human wisdom must evolve.

6. Page 215, par. 2-9 Human pedagogy proceeds from the simple to the
complex. The Urantia Revelation begins with the more complex and goes
on to the consideration of the more simple. Instead of beginning with
man reaching up for God, the Urantia Papers begin with God-- \reaching
down and finding man.

7. Page 865. par. 6, 7 The narrative of the midwayers function in
initiating and carrying forward to completion the Urantia Revelation.

8. Page 865, par. 2, & Page 1208, par. 7. Midway creatures are
always employed in the phenomenon of communication with material beings
through the technique of "Contact Personalities." The "subject" through
whom the Urantia Papers were bestowed had a highly experienced Thought
Adjuster. The "subject's" relative indifference and unconcern regarding
the work of his indwelling Adjuster was in every way favorable to the
execution and completion of this revelatory project.

9. Page 1256, par. 1. The contact personality was a member of the
Urantia Reserve Corps of Destiny. This was just one of several
conditions favoring the impartation of the Urantia Revelation.

10. Page 1008, par. 3. The Urantia Revelation is unique in that it is
presented by multiple authors. The Urantia Revelation, like its
predecessors, is not inspired.

11. Page 32, par.2. A Divine Counselor "portrays the reality and nature
of the Father with unchallengeable authority.
"
12. Page 17, par. 2. The Revelators depend upon the indwelling Adjusters
and the Spirit of Truth to help us in the appropriation of the truth in
the Urantia Revelation.

13. Page 1007, par. 1. Revelation keeps in touch with evolution.
Revelation is adapted to the age of its bestowal. New revelation
maintains contact with preceding revelations.

How we did not get the Urantia Book

Recently, a group of ministers from northern Indiana, who were engaged
in studying The Urantia Book, spent the day with us and, during the
evening, Dr. Sadler led a discussion on "How We Did Not Get The Urantia
Book."

The following is a gist of that presentation:

Several members of this group who participated in the preliminary
"contacts" which led up to the appearance of the Urantia Papers had
considerable experience in the investigation of psychic phenomena. This
group early arrived at the conclusion that the phenomena connected with
the personality who was later associated with the Urantia Papers, was
in no way similar to any other well-known type of psychic performance
-- such as hypnotism, automatic writing, clairvoyance, trances, spirit
mediumship, telepathy, or double personality.

It should be made clear that the antecedents of the Urantia Papers were
in no way associated with so-called spiritualism--with its seances
and supposed communication with the spirits of departed human beings.

Reason for silence respecting details of the origin of the Urantia Book

Among the several reasons given us at the time we were requested not to
discuss the details of our personal experiences associated with the
origin of The Urantia Book, the two major reasons were the following:

1. Unknown Features. There is
much connected with the appearance of the Urantia Papers which no human
being fully understands. None of us really knows just how this
phenomenon was executed. There are numerous missing links in our
understanding of how this revelation came to appear in written English.

If any one of us should tell any one all he really knows about the
technique and methods employed throughout the years of our getting this
Revelation, such a narration would satisfy no one -- there are too many
missing links.

2. The main reason for not
revealing the identity of the "Contact Personality" is that the
Celestial Revelators do not want any human being--any human name--ever
to be associated with The Urantia Book. They want this revelation
to stand on its own declarations and teachings.

They are determined that future generations shall have the book wholly
free from all mortal connections -- they do not want a Saint Peter,
Saint Paul, Luther, Calvin or Wesley. The book does not even bear the
imprint of the printer who brought the book into being.

Remember: You could appreciate a good poem--even if you did not know
the author. Likewise, you could enjoy a symphony even if you were
ignorant of the composer.

The first Urantia Papers

The first group of Papers numbered 57. We then received a communication
suggesting that since we could now ask many and much more intelligent
questions, the supervising agencies and personalities responsible for
transmitting the 57 Papers would engage to enlarge the revelation and
to expand the Papers in accordance with our new questions.

This was the plan: We would read a Paper on a Sunday afternoon and the
following Sunday the new questions would be presented. Again, these
would be sorted, classified, etc. This program covered several years
and ultimately resulted in the presentation of the 196 Papers as now
found in The Urantia Book.

Receiving the completed Papers

In a way, there was a third presentation. After receiving these 196
Papers, we were told that the "Revelatory Commission" would be pleased
to have us go over the Papers once more and ask questions concerning
the "Clarification of Concepts" and the "Removal of Ambiguities." This
program again covered several years. During this period very little new
information was imparted. Only minor changes were made in any of the
Papers. Some matter was added--some removed--but there was little
revision or amplification of the text.

What has just been recorded refers more particularly to Parts I, II,
and III of The Urantia Book. Part IV--The Jesus Papers--had a little
different origin. They were produced by a midwayer commission and were
completed on year later than the other Papers. The first three parts
were completed and certified to us in A.D. 1934. The Jesus Papers were
not so delivered to us until 1935.

The delay in receiving the Jesus Papers

The delay of one year in the reception of the Jesus Papers--Part IV
of The Urantia Book--may be explained as follows: The midwayers were
a bit apprehensive about becoming involved in the suit pending in the
Universe courts--Gabriel vs. Lucifer--and they hesitated to complete
their project until they were assured that they had full authority to
retell the story of Jesus' life on earth.

After some months waiting there came the mandate from Uversa directing
the United Midwayers of Urantia to proceed with their project of
revealing the story of the life and teaching of Michael when incarnated
on Urantia, and not only assuring them that they were not in "contempt"
of the Uversa courts, but instead granting them a mandate to do this
service and admonishing any and all persons connected therewith to
refrain from interfering with, or in any way hindering, the execution
of such an undertaking.

And this is the explanation of why the Jesus Papers appear one year
after the other Papers had been completed.

Functioning of the Contact Commissioners

During these early years the Contact Commissioners received many
communications and directives in writing. Almost all of these messages
had annotation at the bottom of the last page which read: "To be
destroyed by fire not later than the appearance of the Urantia Papers
in print." It was the design of our unseen friends to prevent the
appearance of an "Urantia Apocrypha" subsequent to the publication of
the Urantia Book.

All of this was encouraging to us in that it assured us that the
Urantia Papers would some time be published. It sustained our hopes
through the long waiting years of delay.

The fact that no provision was ever made for replacing members of the
Contact Commission who might be lost through disability or death, also
led us to entertain the belief that the Book would be published during
the lifetime of some of us.

The Commissioners were the custodians of the Urantia manuscript,
keeping the carbon copy of the typewritten transcript in a fireproof
vault. They were also charged with full responsibility for supervising
all the details connected with the publication of the Book, securing
the international copyrights, etc.

We were enjoined to refrain from discussing the identity of the Contact
Personality and, after the publication of the Book, to make any
statement at any time as to whether the "subject" was still living or
was deceased.

The Seventy

In 1939, some of us thought the time had come when we should form a
class to engage in the more serious and systematic study of the Urantia
Papers. This project was presented to the Forum and when those who
wished to join such a group were counted, it was found that just 70
persons desired to enter upon this study. So for several years this
class was referred to as "The Seventy." Two or three years preceding
the formation of The Seventy an informal group had been meeting on
Wednesday evenings.

The Seventy carried on systematic study of the Urantia Papers from
April 3, 1939 to the summer of 1956, and was the forerunner of the
later "School of the Urantia Brotherhood."

During these years the Seventy enrolled 107 students.

The Seventy carried on its work of study, thesis writing, and practice
of teaching for 17 years. During this period eight written
communications were given to the Seventy by the Seraphim of Progress
attached to the superhuman Planetary Government of Urantia.

The Publication Mandate

At long last, permission to publish the Urantia Papers was granted. The
Introduction to this mandate reads:

"We regard The Urantia Book as a feature of the progressive evolution
of human society. It is not germane to the spectacular episode of
epochal revolution, even though it may apparently be timed to appear in
the wake of one such revolution in human society. The Book belongs to
the era immediately to follow the conclusion of the present ideological
struggle. That will be the day when men will be willing to seek truth
and righteousness. When the chaos of the present confusion has passed,
it will be more readily possible to formulate the cosmos of a new and
improved era of human relationships. And it is for this better order of
affairs on earth that the book has been made ready.

"But the publication of the book has not been postponed to that
(possibly) somewhat remote date. An early publication of the book has
been provided so that it may be in hand for the training of leaders and
teachers. Its presence is also required to engage the attention of
persons of means who may be thus led to provide funds for translation
into other languages."

Upon receipt of these instructions, the Contact Commissioners entered
upon the task of publishing The Urantia Book and preparation of plans
for its distribution.

The Papers were published just as we received them. The Contact
Commissioners had no editorial authority. Our job was limited to
"spelling, capitalization, and punctuation."

Before the demise of Dr. Lena K. Sadler in August, 1939 she had
collected about twenty thousand dollars for the publication fund, and
this was used to set type and prepare plates for the printing of the
book.

The Urantia Foundation

It was these plates of The Urantia Book which constituted the basis for
the formation of the Urantia Foundation. This Foundation, set up under
the laws of Illinois, was completed on January 11, 1950. The first
Board of Trustees were: William M. Hales, President, William S. Sadler Jr (1907-1962), Vice
President, Emma L. Christensen, Secretary, Wilfred C. Kellogg,
Treasurerm and Edith Cook, Assistant Secretary.

It was learned that one of the wealthy members of the Forum desired to
contribute fifty thousand dollars for the publication of the Book. By
instruction, this was circumvented, because, they told us, it was best
to give all parties concerned an opportunity to contribute to the
publication fund.

Accordingly, an appeal was made for $50,000.00 to defray the expense of
printing ten thousand copies. The response was immediate. The sum
contributed was in excess of forty-nine thousand dollars. The first
money to reach the Foundation office was one thousand dollars from the
late Sir Hubert Wilkins, the arctic explorer.

The Book was published under international copyright October 12, 1955.

The Urantia Brotherhood

It was inevitable that some sort of fraternal organization would grow
out of the teachings of The Urantia Book. All interested persons could
see that the Urantia teachings were opposed to the sectarianism of
Christian believers. It was clear that it was not the purpose of the
Urantia Revelation to start a new church.

Accordingly, on January 2, 1955, a group of persons who believed the
teachings of the Book and who were interested in their proclamation,
assembled in Chicago and completed the organization of the Urantia
Brotherhood, a voluntary and fraternal organization of Urantia
believers. This group composed the charter membership of the Urantia
Brotherhood, and were 36 in number.

A Constitution and By-laws were adopted, and since that date numerous
Societies have been formed throughout the United States.

When ten or more persons who are familiar with, and believe in, the
teachings of The Urantia Book so desire they may be chartered as a
Urantia Society. Membership in any church or fraternal organization
does not interfere with becoming a member of a Urantia Society.

The original organizers of the Brotherhood and their successors were to
direct the organization for the first nine years. Thereafter, the
Brotherhood would be ordered by the action of the Triennial Delegate
Assembly composed of delegates from the various Urantia Societies.

The Chairmen of the Committees, together with the Brotherhood officers,
constitute the Executive Committee of the Brotherhood.

The over-all purpose of the Brotherhood is well expressed in the
Preamble to the Constitution.

Preamble

"Inasmuch as it is our most solemn conviction that the comfort,
happiness, and well-being of man will be enhanced by the creation of an
organization devoted to the purposes hereinafter expressed may best be
accomplished through the mutual assistance and association of a body of
people working together for a common cause, we do hereby unite together
as a voluntary association and fellowship under the name of Urantia
Brotherhood, and we do hereby adopt and establish this constitution of
Urantia Brotherhood."

The original 36 Founders became the General Council which was designed
to govern the Brotherhood for its first nine years.

The First Urantia Society of Chicago was organized and granted Charter
No. 1 on June 17, 1956. The Society had 34 charter Members. The present
membership of the First Society is 142.

Activities of Urantia Brotherhood

In co-operation with the Urantia Foundation, the Brotherhood is just
now interested in the completion of the Index to The Urantia Book--in
reality, a concordance. Its publication is hoped for in 1961.

We are all interested in the progress of a French translation, which is
in final review and may be published late in 1961, or early in 1962.

The Brotherhood recently completed the formulation of a "Funeral
Service" consisting of Scriptural passages and appropriate selections
from the Urantia Book.

The Brotherhood sponsors a Quarterly News Letter which the Executive
Committee sends to all Urantia Societies and other interested persons.

The Brotherhood posters many study groups scattered throughout the
United States and in foreign countries. Eventually, most of
these study groups will develop into Urantia Societies.

During the last year, two Field Representatives have been appointed to
foster the individual Urantia Societies and pay them visits
periodically.

In December, 1959, the Internal Revenue Bureau of the United States
government ruled that the Urantia Foundation, the Urantia Brotherhood,
and the Urantia Brotherhood Corporation were exempt from paying income
taxes, and that any and all contributions made to these organizations
are deductible from the income taxes of such donors.

The Van Award, Section three of Article Thirteen of the Constitution of
the Urantia Brotherhood reads: "If the opinion of the Executive
Committee, any member of Urantia Brotherhood shall perform or render
some unusual, extraordinary, or distinguished service, the Executive
Committee shall present to the General Council the name of such member
with the recommendation that a suitable award or citation in
recognition thereof be given. Upon the presentation of such
recommendation, the General Council, unanimous vote of all
Councilors present at any duly constituted meeting, may give or confer
on such member such award or citation in recognition of the unusual,
extraordinary, or distinguished service of such member as the General
Council may deem fitting and appropriate."

On January 25, 1959, the first award under this Constitutional
provision was made to the President of the Urantia Brotherhood School.

The reason for demonstrating this The Van Award is recited in the
declaration of the award, and reads as follows:
"The spiritual insight and moral steadfastness which enabled Van to
maintain such an unshakable attitude of loyalty to the universe
government was the product of clear thinking, wise reasoning, logical
judgement, sincere motivation, unselfish purpose, intelligent loyalty,
experiential memory, disciplined character, and the unquestioning
dedication of his personality to the doing of the will of the Father in
Paradise."

The conclusion of the award says: "In honor of his many years of
devoted and distinguished service in behalf of the Urantia movement."

Distribution of the Urantia Book

At the time of the publication of The Urantia Book we were given many
suggestions respecting the methods we should employ in the work of its
distribution. These instructions may be summarized as follows:

1. Study the methods employed by Jesus in introducing his work on earth.
Note how quietly he worked at first --so often after even a miracle, he
would admonish the recipient of his ministry, saying: "Tell no man what
has happened to you."

2. We were advised to avoid all efforts to achieve early and spectacular
recognition.

3. During the first five years, these methods have been adhered to. The
distribution increases yearly. At present, more than fifty book stores,
from coast to coast, carry the Book.

The vast majority of the Brotherhood have concurred in this sort of
quiet and gradual presentation of the Book. Only a few individuals have
exhibited some restlessness and craving for aggressive plans for
increased distribution.

One thing should be made clear: Nothing is done to interfere with the
energetic and enthusiastic efforts of any individuals to introduce the
Urantia Book to his varied contacts and human associations.

Urantia Brotherhood Coorporation

Since the Urantia Brotherhood is not a coporation--a legal entity--the
Urnatia Brotherhood Corporation was formed under the laws of the State
of Illinois, designed to provide for corporations not for profit, to
serve as the legal arm of the fraternal and voluntary asssociation of
th e Urantia Brotherhood.

This Corporation is the fiscal agent of the Brotherhood and in a
general way takes care of the varied financial legal interests of the
Brotherhood.

The Urantia Brotherhood School

Among the early activities of the Brotherhood was the organization of
the School of the Brotherhood which began its first session in
September, 1956. The degree granted after three years of training is
that of "Ordained Teahcer." A shorter course of study leads to the
status of "Certified Leader."

The School is conducted by the Educational Committee. Many textbooks
have been prepared for use in the School and for use by a future
Coorespondence School which will no doubt materialize and the Urantia
book continues to be distributed throughout the world.

The following textbooks have been prepared: The Theology of the Urantia Book, Part I The Theology of the Urnatia Book, Part II The Theology of the Urantia Book, Part III The Theology of the Urnatia Book, Part IV The Teachings of Jesus A Short Course in Doctrine Worship and Wisdom Science in the Urantia Book, Vol I Science in the Urantia Book, Vol. II Diagrams and Map.

The course of study is planned to cover a three years' seminary
education. At present, only part time work is provided at evening
sessions.

The curriculum embraces courses in the following subjects: Techniques of Public Speaking Leadership and Teaching Comparative Religion Educational Psychology Christian Sects and Denominations Homiletics Old and New Testament History Presentation of the Urantia Book Studies in the Urantia Book:
Urantia Doctrine
Synthotic Studies
Life of Christ
Worship and Wisdom
Short Course in Doctrine
Comparison with the Four Gospels
Science in the Urantia Book
Critical Analyses

As yet, no degrees of "Ordained Teacher" have been granted, but
diplomas as "Certified Leader" have been given to 14 individuals.

The number of registered stduents taking credit courses has averaged
about thirty. A like number of "auditors" attend the classes.